wiliwili

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Hawaiian wiliwili (literally “repeatedly twisted”), in reference to the dehiscing seed pods.

Noun[edit]

wiliwili (plural wiliwilis)

  1. Erythrina sandwicensis, a fabaceous flowering tree endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.

Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Reduplication of wili "to twist", hence "repeatedly twisted", in reference to the dehiscing seed pods.

Noun[edit]

wiliwili

  1. Erythrina sandwicensis, a fabaceous flowering tree endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
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